Graduating seniors at BRHS walked the stage to claim their diplomas on June 27. With a graduation rate of 100 percent and an incredible reputation around school, the class of 2025 will be one to remember. Before the ceremony started, graduates and parents shared their outlooks on the future after a long chapter of high school.
“It’s a bittersweet moment for sure,” Janeidy Beltre said as she and her friends got ready for their graduation ceremony.
“Yeah, it’s bittersweet, but I’m ready to go; I didn’t come to school often, but when I did, it was fun,” Eden Thompson added. Though the girls will miss their high school friends, each is excited to move on to bigger and better things.
Desean Briggs, family member of Kai Graves, an early graduate, shares his happiness for Kai’s hard work. “I’m more than ecstatic; I’m excited for him,” he said. “All his hard work paid off, and now he can graduate early with honor roll.” Thanks to his hard work and family support, Kai is now on his way to Bronx Community College (BCC) to major in coding.
Principal Gregory Fucheck praised the Class of 2025 for their 100 percent graduation rate as well as their perseverance for making it this far. “It’s difficult to believe you’ll be walking out of this auditorium today, quite possibly for the very last time,” he said.
The valedictorian and salutatorian awards were given to Shoumo Nath (salutatorian) and Santo Nath (valedictorian), a set of twin brothers. Both expressed their gratitude for their award and shared words of wisdom with their peers.
During the ceremony, the staff presented scholarships and awards to students. Principal Fucheck presented the CSA Parent Leadership Award and AFSA Principals’ Leadership Award, given to Awilda Aponte and Fahima Akter. Rayen Ramem received the Blanche Schwartz Award and Ysmerlin Ortiz and Allan Gomez-Alvarado received the Triple “C” award.
Micheal Vega, Jahayme Lamar, Justin Sadiel Diaz Arias, Marliz Vasquez, and Priscilla Pol won the New York State Comptroller Achievement Awards. Sudent council scholarships were awarded to Scarlette Manzanarez, president, and Nery Bonilla Rojas, senator. Additional student council awards were given to the rest of the senior members. The exceptional attendance award was given to Xiomara Cardenas and Yeimy De Leon Tomas. Newspaper awards were given to the senior editors of Bronx River News: Cesar Jimenez, Ulfat Chowdhury and Fahima Akter.
Further awards and scholarships were given, such as the NYS Scholarships for academic excellence, given to Ysmerlin Ortiz, Cesar Jimenez, Fahima Akter, Nada Isa, and Sindid Mahmud, and the Mayor Adams Award of Honor, given to Ulfat Chowdhury. The Office of the City Comptroller Brad Lander Student Achievement Award was given to Alexis Santos and Jasmine Fernandez. The Civic Ambassador Award- NYS Attorney General was given to Emily Trinidad.
Mr. Fucheck presented the Ryan J. Walsh Scholarship in Government to Justin Gomez Bastardo and in U.S. History to Justin Sadiel Diaz Arias.
Meet the Class of 2025
Carlos Acosta * Jose Acosta * Lauraine Acosta * Joel Aguilar * Fahima Akter * Briana Alba Meza * Jabdiel Alicea * Alraidani Ashgan * Jeremiah Baffour * Emily Balbuena Ibanez * Janeidy Beltre * Nery Bonilla Rojas * Leonardo Burgos * Xiomara Cardenas * Kevin Carvente * Faiyaj Chowdhury * Hashan Chowdhury * Ulfat Chowdhury * Jillian Cirillo * Brian Colon Jr. * Mia Cordova * Anagh Das * Yeimy De Leon Tomas * Justin Sadiel Diaz Arias * Alex Disla * Aziz Dumbuya * Jhonluis Feliz * Jasmine Fernandez * Tamiah Fernandez * Vanessa Flores * Brandon Ford * Karte Fowler * Jason Fuentes * Gabriel Gallardo * Loumari Garcia * Justin Gomez Bastardo * Jupiter Gomez * Allan Gomez-Alvarado * Kai Graves * Luis Carlos Grosso * Mileny Guerrero * Jahir Gurumendi * Yibely Guzman Rojas * Nahat Hamid * Monaie Holmes * Nada Isa * Rejwana Islam Saroni * Hilda Jacome * Cesar Jimenez * Oscar Juarez * Damion Kelly Jr. * Jahayme Lamar * Mateo Lasso Valdes , Rosa Lema Chicayza * Edelyne Liriano, * Sindid Mahmud * Jeremy Malena, * Scarlette Manzanarez * Ashley Martinez * Carlos Martinez * Keysny Martinez * Darwin Mendoza * Abul Miah * Blair Misir * Nyasia Morel * James Nared * Santo Nath * Shoumo Nath * Sarah Naut * Damian Nichols * Khasiem Norteye * Larry Nunez * Ysmerlin Ortiz * Fabio Peralta * Ashley Perez * Gabriella Pinelli * Priscilla Pol * Simone Pressley * Rayan Ramem * Hazel Ramos * Christopher Resto * Miah Reyes * Ricky Rosario Luciano * Jayden Sanchez * Ruben Santiago * Alexis Santos * Bryanna Seignious * Elijah Shine * Ramses Tapia * Qui’ Maine Taylor * Star Thames * Eden Thompson * Emily Trinidad * Adryan Valdez Reyes * Julio Valdez Reyes * Marliz Vasquez * Karina Vega * Michael Vega * Saja Ibrahim Yabai * Mir Zannatul.
